College Announces
Research Fellowship Recipients
Muhlenberg College recently granted
the Donald B. Hoffman Research Fellowship to
Dr. Bruce C. Wightman of the biology department and
the Class of 1932 Research Professorship to Dr. Douglas P.
Ovens of the music
department.
Wightman has been a member of the biology department since
he joined the College in August of 1996. In 2002, he was promoted to
associate professor. Previously, he was a lecturer at the University
of California at Berkeley in molecular and cell biology and also in
genetics and society. Wightman is an active member of the Muhlenberg
community, serving as the institutional liaison to the College for
the Council of Undergraduate Research and advising students applying
for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI) Predoctoral Fellowships and the Muhlenberg College President’s
Award. He received his B.A. in biology from Oberlin College and his
Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard University.
The Donald B. Hoffman Research
Fellowship encourages faculty members to engage in scholarship, research,
or creative activity that results in publication or performance or
exhibition while enhancing the reputation of the college.
Ovens has
been a part of the College community since 1990. He is now a head
of the music department. He graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco
State University with a degree in theory and composition and received
both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa
Barbara. Ovens directs the electronic music studio and conducts the
Muhlenberg Chamber Orchestra.
The Class of 1932 Research Professorship
entails released time at full salary for up to one full academic
year to focus on a project that meets the highest scholarly expectations
and is oriented toward publication.
The awards will be formally presented to Wightman and Ovens at the
Honors Convocation this spring.
Jefferson
Elementary-Muhlenberg College Partnership Receives $10,000 Community
and Economic Development Grant
State Representative Jennifer Mann presented Muhlenberg
College Dean of Admission Chris Hooker-Haring ’72 with a
$10,000 check from the Department of Community and Economic Development
to benefit the Jefferson Elementary-Muhlenberg College Partnership.
The
partnership is a long-standing commitment made by hundreds of the
College’s students. Every year, Muhlenberg students
contribute their time and talents by operating an after- school
arts and crafts program for
second graders; staging Jefferson Field Day on campus in May; participating
in America Reads; volunteering for Jefferson’s FunFest; and
coordinating a student-of-the-month field trip where 48 Jefferson
students (known as Golden Stallions and Golden Thunderbolts) take
a day trip to Muhlenberg as a reward for outstanding achievement.
The
grant will be used for supplies, transportation and other services
necessary to sustain the program. There are approximately 700
students who attend Jefferson Elementary.
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• Winter
2005
